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  • Othello motorist injured in crash

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Nov 3, 2021

    CONNELL — An Othello motorist was hospitalized Monday following a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 260 a mile west of town. Nicholas R. Johnson, 41, of Othello, was taken to a Richland hospital after the 6:39 p.m. crash, the Washington State Patrol reported. He was cited for following too close. Johnson was westbound in a 2013 Ford F150 pickup when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer on the highway, the patrol reported. The driver of the 2014 Kenworth construction truck, Victor F. Rangel Rivero, 36, of Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, M...

  • State needs to rethink business recruitment strategy

    Don C. Brunell|Updated Nov 3, 2021

    For years, Washington state masked its high business and regulatory costs with low-priced, reliable electricity - lots of it. However, Tennessee packages low-cost, reliable electricity along with a very favorable business climate to lure new billion dollar auto industry investments. Today, costs of electricity are more important than ever and investors want CO2-free electricity at their facilities. Hydropower fits that requirement. As an example, Ford and SKI Innovative just...

  • Bell leads Schmunk in Lind mayoral race

    Rod Larse, The Journal|Updated Nov 3, 2021

    LIND — Incumbent Paula Bell has a 7-vote lead over challenger Jamie Schmunk, 59 to 52, in the mayoral race. Challenger London Dew trails incumbent Rosemary Elkington by 5 votes, 52 to 57 in the Town Council Position No. 1 race. And for Position No. 2, incumbent Mike Wold, with a 19-vote lead, appears to have beaten challenger Sheri Marlin, 64 to 45. For Position No. 3, challenger Laura Dew holds a 10-vote lead over incumbent Richard Baldwin....